My mother was born Gladys Williams in 1919 in Waite, Maine, on the Maine/New Brunswick border. She came to Portland during the depths of the Great Depression to attend what was then known as business college, where she trained to be an executive secretary. Her first work was in 1936 in the engineering department at […]

The other day, while I was out on a work-related field review, I was walking on the sidewalk and watched a young boy of maybe 8 to 10 years old try to cross the street. He pushed the button at a clearly marked crosswalk to activate the Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon, similar to the one […]

We looked at Jesse Dyer, Jr., last week, a fascinating person in our community’s past. He worked as a grocer, postmaster, railroad man, brick manufacturer and mason, and he operated the grist mill at Mill Creek which aided in his business as an ice cutter and dealer in ice, hay and grain. This week, we […]

Commencement scheduled for Sunday, June 6.

South Portland Land Trust, in partnership with the city of South Portland, will celebrate National Trails Day with the grand opening of the new Armory Trail. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place on Saturday, June 5, at 10 a.m. at the Armory Trail. The trail head is located directly behind the old Armory building (now […]

Class of 2021 valedictorian and Top 10 Percent.